NEWBIES-WELCOME TO THE MAXUM OWNERS CLUB - Page 12 - Maxum Boat Owners Club

cobra · 06-13-2012, 11:26 AM

Hi guys, just want to intro myself, I bought my first maxum, an 1800sr brand new in 2000. We used it for the first couple of years but then in 2002 my family took over. I am only getting back into the boating scene now cause my eldest is ready to get up on some skis, so wish us luck! I'd say the boat has only about 50 hours total on it but unfortunately the block's cracked so I need to get that sorted first. I'll keep in touch. Cheers.

seapuppy · 06-13-2012, 02:04 PM

welcome to the zoo cobra....keep us informed on the repairs...take lotsa pic's......no pic's ...it didn't happen.....

SP

sandere39 · 06-20-2012, 07:35 PM

i got lucky an welder in the neigbourhood could fix the problem,ive got the boat running now.
only thing that bothers me is the constant swaying when moving along slowly.
has anyone found a solution to this??

here it is by the way

By sandere85 at 2012-06-16

sandere39 · 06-21-2012, 07:14 PM

oops a cracked engine,thats no good.

what type of engine is it?
try ebay in germany ther is is a lot for sale.

AlwaysSober · 06-24-2012, 05:43 PM

Hello, I'm Larry. My wife and I have two Maxums, a 2006 2400 SC3 with a 350 Mag/B3 and a 1996 3200 SCR w/ twin 350/B2s. Love using them both on the Chain O'Lakes in Northern Illinois.

FYI - I may be a smart-ass, but the user name is true. I'm the DD who gets to herd the drunken monkeys back into the boat at the end of the evening

CountryME · 06-24-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cobra

Hi guys, just want to intro myself, I bought my first maxum, an 1800sr brand new in 2000. We used it for the first couple of years but then in 2002 my family took over. I am only getting back into the boating scene now cause my eldest is ready to get up on some skis, so wish us luck! I'd say the boat has only about 50 hours total on it but unfortunately the block's cracked so I need to get that sorted first. I'll keep in touch. Cheers.

Welcome Cobra. Love the avatar, where do you ice race in Ireland? I do some ice racing myself in Maine.

-JP

seapuppy · 06-24-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSober

Hello, I'm Larry. My wife and I have two Maxums, a 2006 2400 SC3 with a 350 Mag/B3 and a 1996 3200 SCR w/ twin 350/B2s. Love using them both on the Chain O'Lakes in Northern Illinois.

FYI - I may be a smart-ass, but the user name is true. I'm the DD who gets to herd the drunken monkeys back into the boat at the end of the evening

welcome to the zoo larry....great...just what we need...another smart *****...

just kidding........

sounds like you got your hands full with all the drunk monkeys!!!

pic's or it didn't happen!!

SP

seapuppy · 06-24-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sandere39

i got lucky an welder in the neigbourhood could fix the problem,ive got the boat running now.
only thing that bothers me is the constant swaying when moving along slowly.
has anyone found a solution to this??

here it is by the way

By sandere85 at 2012-06-16

Welcome to the zoo.
the slow speed wander is called bow wander.....it's simply the fact that the stern is trying to push the bow out of the way....just put the drive all the way down...trim tabs down if you have them and make small corrections as the bow starts to move one way or the other...

SP

cobra · 06-24-2012, 09:37 PM

I went to John Hauglands rally school in Norway, absolutely brilliant fun.

ss3964spd · 06-25-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSober

Hello, I'm Larry. My wife and I have two Maxums, a 2006 2400 SC3 with a 350 Mag/B3 and a 1996 3200 SCR w/ twin 350/B2s. Love using them both on the Chain O'Lakes in Northern Illinois. FYI - I may be a smart-ass, but the user name is true. I'm the DD who gets to herd the drunken monkeys back into the boat at the end of the evening

Welcome aboard Larry. My wife and I also have a 2400 SC3 with the same engine drive - a 2004 model. Great boat!

Dan

AlwaysSober · 06-25-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ss3964spd

Welcome aboard Larry. My wife and I also have a 2400 SC3 with the same engine drive - a 2004 model. Great boat!

Dan

Thanks Dan and SP. It's always fun to see someone else with your model boat, but slightly different.
We have a couple people drooling over the 2400 SC3 asking for first shot should we decide to sell. It's a shame they are no longer in production.

ss3964spd · 06-25-2012, 10:29 PM

It is a good boat Larry, I'm surprised we don't see more of them around. In the 4 years we've had ours we've seen only one other.

Yours looks great with the red trim.

Dan

proliteboss · 07-06-2012, 01:19 PM

New guy here, live in Taiwan but visit my house in Spain each month where I keep my Maxum 2100 SC. Lost the ladder and now searching on how to get that damm cover off to replace the ladder. Looking forward to learning all about Maxum boats.

dltisdal · 07-11-2012, 07:59 PM

[ATTACH][/ATTACH] Hello, I'm new here. I just bought a 2001 Maxum 3300SCR. I'm hoping to find as many helpfull tips and tricks here as I did with Off Shore Only. I'm tring to upload an image of my boat. Lets see how that works.

Yawlboy · 07-18-2012, 05:38 PM

Hi all,

I got my first Maxum yesterday, I bought it here in Ireland but it was originally imported from NY in 2005. Its a 1995 2300SC with a 5.7l Alpha 1. The boat was parked up outdoors for the last 3 years so its in need of a lot of TLC and the engine is currently a non-starter but I have faith in my mechanic. Now to be fair I got it really cheap as it needs LOADS of work so I am expecting to be asking a lot of questions on here.

Sean0309 · 07-19-2012, 12:23 AM

Hello all, I purchased our first "big boat" about a month ago. We have owned SeaRay bow riders 23 to 25 footers for the past 25 years. When we decided to upgrade in size we wanted to stay with SeaRay. And then we found a 2001 maxum 3700scr. Less than 500 hours. Literally owned by an elderly couple who took it out on Sundays since they purchased it new. I visit this site almost daily as now that the boat is getting used a lot more little things start to break or I just don't know how some aspect of the boat works. We absolutely love the boat. The design and layout so much nicer than the searays. quality just as god too. I'm now a big maxum fan!

Making my site donation tonight. Thanks for being so helpful!

ss3964spd · 07-19-2012, 02:36 PM

Welcome aboard Yawlboy and Sean, gald you found us. And thanks, Sean, for becoming a donating member right off the bat!

Dan

dino79 · 07-26-2012, 12:57 AM

Hello all. I just purchased a 1997 2000 SRL with the merc 3.0. Great hull and interior, but needs a little TLC to the engine. I am serving in the US Navy here in Norfolk, VA so there is plenty of water around to play in.

seapuppy · 07-26-2012, 02:12 AM

Dino
Welcome to the zoo...I grew up out there while dad was in the Navy......thanks for your service .....also worked at Newport News shipbuilding and DD co. on the SSN21 class subs.........

SP

AlwaysSober · 07-30-2012, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean0309

Hello all, I purchased our first "big boat" about a month ago. We have owned SeaRay bow riders 23 to 25 footers for the past 25 years. When we decided to upgrade in size we wanted to stay with SeaRay. And then we found a 2001 maxum 3700scr. Less than 500 hours. Literally owned by an elderly couple who took it out on Sundays since they purchased it new. I visit this site almost daily as now that the boat is getting used a lot more little things start to break or I just don't know how some aspect of the boat works. We absolutely love the boat. The design and layout so much nicer than the searays. quality just as god too. I'm now a big maxum fan!

Making my site donation tonight. Thanks for being so helpful!

Congrats! Please let me know how the boat works out for you. We'll probably be putting our 3200 SCR on Lake Michigan next season and I'm already getting 5 foot-itis.